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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No 418
Youth Conservation Corps
MRS CARNELL - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 17 November 1992:
(1) How will the 80 young people who will form the Youth Conservation Corps be employed.
(2) What major projects are envisaged for this year.
(3) What particular skills are the young people participating in this project expected to acquire.
MS FOLLETT - The answer to the members question is as follows:
(.1) The ACT Youth Conservation Corps will be run jointly with the Commonwealth Governments Landcare and Environment Action Program (LEAP) in 1992-93 and will involve a total of approximately 100 young people in the ACT in formal and on-the-job training on conservation, landcare and heritage projects. The ACT component of the program will provide a focus on:
including disadvantaged young people in the program; and particular interest to the ACT community.
(2) It is expected that between 8 and 12 projects will be commenced in this financial year and may include projects focussing on conservation, the environment and natural, historical and cultural heritage of the ACT. Some 13 proposed projects are presently being considered by an ACT /Commonwealth steering group, which is assessing them in order to maximise the training opportunities they offer young people and their value to the ACT community.
The first project to be approved under the joint program was proposed by the Australian War Memorial. On Monday 15 February 1993, fifteen (15) young people commenced work on a six month project involving the conservation and restoration of glass plate negatives and written material dating from the First World War. This is a project of local and national significance and represents a good start to the program in the ACT. A further six (6) projects, with approximately seventy (70) additional places for young people, are being considered for commencement in March 1993.
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